Originally Posted by
purplefiend
I have a 201 treadle and 15-90 that's also treadle powered, both of them sew just fine with no drag at all. The 201 is much quieter than the 15-90. I'm thinking that maybe you missed oiling the 201 somewhere, there are a lot of oil points on the bottom of the machine.
I rewired the machine about 10 days ago. Went over the machine thoroughly, it's easy to oil a Singer when you know where to oil. I'm sure it's lubed well on the bottom. Thanks for the suggestion!